Major Brenna Cole Pickrel

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO ALL WHO SHALL SEE THESE PRESENTS, GREETINGS: THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AUTHORIZED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER, 16 JANUARY 1969 HAS AWARDED THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL TO MAJOR BRENNA R COLE FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE 13 May 2023 to 2 October 2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS Major Brenna R. Cole distinguished herself in the performance of outstanding service to the United States as Team Lead, 402 Combat Mission Team. Major Cole marshaled a 73-member team comprised of cyber operators, planners, and intelligence analysts to execute 26 strike operations and 224 reconnaissance missions. Concurrently, as a cyber operator, she conducted 99 hours of on-network mission developing access to adversary systems and gaining insight into 30 years of adversary research. Major Cole's ingenuity enabled the execution of three presidentially-directed operations and yielded the longest-running persistent engagement campaign in U.S. Cyber Command history, disrupting human rights abuses, and enabling the freedom of movement for nine million civilians in hostile environments. Furthermore, she forged Task Force Falcon's first cadre of eight Cyber Persona Operators, leading to two cyber effects operations with nine-weeks of sustained information operations. Finally, Major Cole's innate technical acumen, paired with her visionary leadership cemented the team's recognition as AFCYBER's 2023 USCYBERCOM Team of the Year and Air Combat Command's Information Dominance Team of the Year. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of Major Cole reflect great credit upon herself and the United States Air Force. //signed// STACIE L. VOORHEES, Colonel, USAF Commander, 67th Cyberspace Operations Group GIVEN UNDER MY HAND 04 October 2024 EDIPI: 1240767704 Special Order: 307325 Condition: 3 PAS: LA1CFL4B AF FORM 2228B, 20150310